Sa'ka Forces

The Sa'ka Forces is a special forces unit of the Egyptian Army, founded in 1956. Sa'ka means "thunderbolt" in Arabic, and the Egyptian special forces took part in the Yom Kippur War of 1973, the rescue of hijacked Egyptian planes during the 1970s, and anti-Islamic State operations in the Sinai Peninsula during the 2010s. High fitness is required, and recruits go through a rigorous training process at the El Sa'ka Academy.